Blandfordia punicea Sweet

Tasmanian christmas bell (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Blandfordiaceae > Blandfordia

Characteristics

Leaves to c. 35 cm long, upper conspicuously shorter than lower; lamina flat, channelled, keeled, 4-12 mm wide; margins straight, slightly thickened, crenulate. Inflorescence shortly racemose, to c. 1 m long, 15-50-flowered; peduncle to c. 6 mm diam.; pedicels to 6.5 cm long, usually much longer than subtending bract. Perianth usually 3.5-4.5 cm long, red-brown abaxially, yellow adaxially; tube ±narrowly conical, 1.5-2 cm wide at throat; lobes ±ovate, ultimately acute, to c. 8 mm long, the margins yellow abaxially. Filaments 0.8-1.1 cm long, attached conspicuously above middle of tube; anthers oblong, 3.5-4 mm long. Capsule to c. 5.5 cm long including style; stipe to c. 4 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 0.9
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Locally abundant on damp sandy and acid heaths and moors.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Images

Habit

Blandfordia punicea habit picture by Justin Smith (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Blandfordia punicea leaf picture by Justin Smith (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Blandfordia punicea flower picture by Justin Smith (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Blandfordia punicea world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531919-1
WFO ID wfo-0000761606
COL ID LZWT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aletris punicea Blandfordia marginata Blandfordia backhousii Blandfordia grandiflora Blandfordia grandiflora var. backhousei Blandfordia grandiflora var. marginata Blandfordia punicea